The EU definitely does not pay for their won security, just because Trump is 'bad' doesn't mean he's wrong. The EU is a very, very rich place, they have seriou

The EU definitely does not pay for their won security, just because Trump is 'bad' doesn't mean he's wrong. The EU is a very, very rich place, they have serious military concerns right on their borders, but are both unwiling to make the investment necessary - and - unwilling to 'get along' in a manner such as they can act responsibly and consistently against the threat. The very fact the US needs to be there - and - underpins/leads NATO is evidence that Europe is not 'doing their own work'. If Europe was properly paying for their own security, then: 1) There would be 0 question as to the need for the US in Europe. It would be like the need for massive US presence in Canada - nobody thinks that, it's obviously unecessary. 2) There would be 0 concern over border integrity, especially in Baltic states. Again, it would be like concern over 'New Zealand' being invaded - there's no concern there. That's what 'good security' looks like - it makes one position look secure to the point of any real aggression being unfathomable or crazy. The Europe should pay more for it's security so we can spend the next ~100 years or so cooling down - eventually the Russians won't want to invade their neighbours.